- Held on October 4, 2006 at the FDIC Training Center (3BEY)
- Co-sponsored by OMB’s Office of Electronic Government & the Federal CIO Council’s IT Workforce Committee (3BEZ)
- In alphabetical order: (3BF0)
- Suzanne Acar possesses over 20 years of government experience with enterprise data administration and enterprise data architectures. She currently leads the Department of the Interior (DOI) Enterprise Data Architecture and Enterprise Data Resource Management initiatives. She led the inter-agency team responsible for developing the Federal Enterprise Architecture Data Reference Model (FEA DRM) Management Strategy and currently serves as co-chair of the Federal Data Architecture Subcommittee responsible for implementation of the FEA DRM in the U.S. Government. In the past, Suzanne has led teams to develop enterprise data architecture and data administration programs for the U.S. Army and Department of Defense. She is a member of Data Management Association (DAMA) and in the past, she was a contributor to the International Standards Organization (ISO) 11179. Suzanne is the voting representative for DOI at the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS), and the Voluntary Consensus Standards Program (VCSP) committee led by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). (3BFW)
- Bryan Aucoin is the Chief Architect within the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Director of National Intelligence. He has over 20 years of experience in program management, systems engineering and architecture. Mr. Aucoin holds a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Tulane University (3BFX)
- Janet L. Barnes is the Chief Information Officer at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and after 10 years of service is the longest serving CIO in the Federal government. She oversees all information technology (IT) policies, procedures and operations at OPM. Current major initiatives include support of OPM’s e-Government projects, retirement systems modernization, financial systems modernization, and implementation of a data mirroring concept in support of disaster recovery. Ms. Barnes also currently serves as the co-chair of the IT Workforce committee of the CIO Council. Prior to joining OPM, Ms. Barnes served as the Director of the Office of Information Systems in the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service at the Department of Commerce, as the Chief Information Officer at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and as the Director of Revenue Management Systems at MCI. Ms. Barnes holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Hofstra University and a master’s degree in business administration from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. (3BFY)
- Scott Bernard is the Deputy CIO and Chief Architect for the Federal Railroad Administration. Dr. Bernard also teaches at Syracuse University and Carnegie Mellon University (both CIO University Partner Universities) on topics related to enterprise architecture and the strategic management of IT resources. He is the author of a book on this subject: "An Introduction to Enterprise Architecture" (2nd Edition), and is the Chief Editor of the Journal of Enterprise Architecture. (3BFZ)
- Will Brimberry is the Program Manager of the Project Management Office at the Department of the Interior’s OCIO. He is responsible for implementing and integrating project management best practices, focusing on people and standards. Starting with Peace Corp Mali, West Africa, since 1980, he has spent his Federal career working in the technology and project management professional arenas for the USDA, GSA and DOI. He was the Project Lead for the Federal Project Management Initiative Report, Project Management Working Group, sponsored by GSA. He served as the Program Manager for STAR, a program for senior government manager on organizational transformation which delivered best practices principles and Federal policies understanding, including the Office of Management and Budget’s Curricular A-11, Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC). As a long standing member of Project Management Institute (PMI), he has work on the Government Extension Update (GEU) to the PMBOK and OPM3 standards. Will has been a key speaker at PMI’s Annual Government Forum and PMI’s first speaker for their Federal Government Roundtable. (3BG0)
- Richard R. Burk is Chief Architect within the Office of E-Government and Information Technology, and is responsible for the Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office (FEA PMO). In this role, he leads the FEA PMO support team in developing and evolving a business and technology framework for the President's E-Government Initiatives and the alignment of Federal IT investments to The President's Management Agenda. Prior to OMB, Burk was the Chief Architect for HUD where he was responsible for the development and delivery of HUD's Enterprise Architecture Practice, Data Management Practice and Strategic Planning Process. Burk's 30-year career at HUD Headquarters spanned the research, demonstration and management of most Federal activities in the fields of community development and housing rehabilitation. Mr. Burk earned a Masters in Public Administration degree from The Ohio State University. He worked in the City of Columbus Finance Department before coming to HUD in Washington, DC. Prior to graduate school, he served for two years as a Peace Corps Health Volunteer in Uganda, East Africa. (3BG1)
- L. Reynolds Cahoon was appointed Senior Advisor on Electronic Records in the Office of the Archivist of the United States at the National Archives and Records Administration in December 2005. In this capacity he works with Federal Agencies, State and Local Governments and Industry to embed Electronic Records Management capability into business processes, government applications and commercial products and services. Ren began his Federal service at the National Archives in 1996 as Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and Information Services and Chief Information Officer--a position he held for nearly ten years. Prior to his appointment with NARA, Ren was the Managing Director of the Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Before assuming his role in world-wide records preservation and access, Ren was a Financial Controller for Inland Steel Company. Ren is a commissioner for the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists. He has also served as Co-Chair of the Architecture and Infrastructure Committee of the Federal CIO Council. He served on the Board of the Civil War Trust and as a member of the International Council on Archives’ Automation Committee. (3BG2)
- Letitia Combs is the newly-appointed Chief Learning Officer for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Previously, she served as the Chief Learning Officer for The Center for Systems Management and, as part of that capacity, provided instructional design, learning management and program evaluation services to CIA University. She recently served on the team that developed the Stanford University Systems Engineering Program and has created learning programs for a number of government agencies including the FBI, DIA, Federal Courts and DSS. She designed an innovative Welfare-to-Work IT program that received Congressional sponsorship and was featured on CNN and in the Washington Post. Dr. Combs is a graduate-level faculty member at Virginia Tech’s Department of Adult Learning and Human Resource Development, has co-authored a textbook on Instructional Methods for Adult Learners and has served as the Assistant Center Director of the Northern Virginia Center of Virginia Tech. (3BG3)
- Carl Clavadetscher is Professor of Systems Management at the Information Resources Management (IRM) College, National Defense University (NDU) where he has spent the last ten years developing and teaching curriculum for DAWIA Level III courses in Software Acquisition Management and Information Technology Management, and working with a number of other IRM College programs including the Advanced Management Program (AMP) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) programs. His new major focus is spearheading the IT Project Management Certificate program. Prior to joining the IRM College, Dr. Clavadetscher was Professor of Information Systems and Chair of the Computer Information Systems Department at Cal Poly Pomona. He has held appointments at IBM's Los Angeles Scientific Center (expert systems and strategic systems) and Los Angeles Water and Power MIS and he served as a consultant with major aerospace firms including the Rockwell Corporation (EVMS). He is a decorated veteran of Vietnam (MACV). Dr. Clavadetscher holds a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon, an M.S.-MIS from Claremont, an MBA from the University of Puget Sound, an M.S. from Southern Illinois University, and a B.S. from Montana State University. Dr. Clavadetscher has been an active speaker and author on IT issues for over 20 years. (3BG4)
- Norman Crane became an Associate Professor of Systems Management at the Information Resources Management College of the National Defense University following a twenty year career in the US Navy. While in the Navy, Mr. Crane was a helicopter pilot making several deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. He obtained a Master of Science in Information Systems Management from the US Naval Postgraduate School and was a Branch Head in the Navy’s Pay and Personnel Source Data System Program Office. At the IRM College, he has developed and taught a variety of courses in information technology acquisition and project management while pursuing a doctoral degree in Adult Education at Virginia Tech. (3BG5)
- Renato A. DiPentima is the President and CEO, of SRA International and oversees all of SRA's businesses. Prior to assuming this position, he served as president and chief operating officer. He was initially an SRA vice president and chief information officer (CIO). Before joining SRA in 1995, DiPentima was deputy commissioner for systems at the Social Security Administration (SSA), overseeing and managing all information processing, data, and voice communications systems. He chaired the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Improvement team as part of the President's National Performance Review initiatives. He also chaired the Industry Advisory Council's CIO task force, making recommendations to the Federal CIO Council on the roles and responsibility of the new federal CIO. He was selected by GCN as the Industry Executive of the Year in 2000 and the Government Executive of the Year in 1993, and was honored as Executive of the Year by the Federation of Government Information Processing Councils in 1995. In 2003, DiPentima was selected by FCW to the Federal 100 for a fifth time, and he also won its prestigious Eagle Award as Industry Executive of the Year. Also in 2003, he was recognized as the Industry Executive of the Year by the Federal CIO Council, which presented him with an Azimuth Award. DiPentima and SRA Founder and Chairman Ernst Volgenau received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2006 Master Award in Greater Washington (3BG6)
- Jerry Dixon is Deputy Director of Operations for the National Cyber Security Division's, U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). Prior to joining NCSD, he was the founding director of the Internal Revenue Service's Computer Security Incident Response Capability including having served as Director of Information Security for Marriott International, a global private sector company. Mr. Dixon is currently a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and actively engaged with public and private sector efforts in the information security community. (3BG7)
- Karen S. Evans is the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology (IT) at the Office of Management and Budget. In this role, she oversees implementation of IT throughout the Federal government including advising the Director on the performance of IT investments, overseeing the development of enterprise architectures within and across agencies, directing the activities of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council, and overseeing the usage of the E-Government Fund to support interagency partnerships and innovation. She also has responsibilities in the areas of capital planning and investment control, information security, privacy, accessibility of IT for persons with disabilities, and access to, dissemination of, and preservation of government information. Prior to becoming Administrator, Ms. Evans was the Chief Information Officer for the Department of Energy. There she was responsible for the design, implementation, and continuing successful operation of Information Technology (IT) programs and initiatives throughout the Department and its offices. During this time, Ms. Evans was also the Vice-Chairman of the Federal Chief Information Officers Council. Elected to this post in December 2002, she coordinated the Council's efforts in developing federal IT programs and improving agency information resource practices. (3BG8)
- Arthur Friedman is currently assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and provides guidance for the Department’s Information Assurance Research and Technology program. He has held various technical and management positions at the National Security Agency supporting the Nuclear Command and Control mission, the development of tools and capabilities in the area of computer network defense, and systems security engineering. He also worked in the private sector for The MITRE Corporation and Booz, Allen and Hamilton as a systems security engineer. Additionally, he is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional serving on a Government Advisory Board for Cyber Security, and is an adjunct faculty member teaching network security classes for Towson University. Mr. Friedman has an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Hofstra University and graduate degrees in Business Administration from Boston University and National Security Policy from the United States Army War College. He is also a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves supporting the United States Strategic Command’s Computer Network Operations mission. (3BG9)
- Owen C. Gadeken is a Professor of Engineering Management at the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). He has extensive experience in program and project management, research and consulting, team building and executive development. Much of his current work is focused on training program managers and executives to be strategic leaders. From 1984-94, Dr. Gadeken was Director of Educational Research and then Chairman of the Education Department at the Defense Systems Management College (DSMC) which became the DAU. He has done extensive research on the leadership competencies of program managers and is an expert on designing and using management simulations and experiential exercises in training. Dr. Gadeken was a project manager at the U.S. Department of Energy Operations Office (1980-82) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from the University of Nebraska, an M.B.A. from the University of West Florida, and a Doctorate in Engineering Management from GWU. He is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute and has served as a Visiting Fellow at the Royal Military College of Science in Shrivenham, England. Dr. Gadeken holds adjunct faculty appointments at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Federal Executive Institute, and Center for Creative Leadership. He is also an advisor to the NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership and on the Editorial Review Board for their Academy Sharing Knowledge (ASK (3BGA)
- Ira L. Hobbs is the CIO of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and is the principal advisor on information technology (IT) issues to the Secretary of Treasury, the Deputy Secretary, and other senior management throughout the Department. Mr. Hobbs is responsible for the acquisition and management of information resources and for providing broad leadership in planning, budgeting, acquiring, and managing Treasury’s IT resources. Prior to joining the Department of the Treasury, Mr. Hobbs served for seven years as Deputy CIO of the USDA. He is co-chair of the Federal CIO Council’s Workforce Committee which is working to improve the recruitment, retention, and skills of the Federal Government’s IT workforce. In 2004 he was selected for the fifth consecutive year to Federal Computer Week to the Federal 100 and was inducted into their Hall of Fame. He has received numerous other awards including the President’s Award for Outstanding Public Service presented by the American Society for Public Administration National Capital Area Chapter (2004), the John J. Franke Outstanding Executive Award (2003), and Outstanding Individual Government Contributor of the Year, presented by the Industry Advisory Council (2001). Mr. Hobbs has also served as a member of the President’s Committee for Purchase from People who are Blind or Severely Disabled; is a member of Leadership Washington, Class of 1996; the American Society for Public Administration; the Conference of Minority Public Administrators; and former President of the Association for Federal Information Resources Management (AFFIRM). Mr. Hobbs is a native of Tallahassee, Florida. After a three year tour of duty in the United States Army, he received a B.A. degree in political science from Florida A&M University and earned a master of public administration degree from Florida State University. (3BGB)
- Ed Hoffman is responsible for the development of program and project leaders and teams within NASA, including the development of a comprehensive program and project management training curriculum, consulting services for project management teams, lessons learned knowledge capture, and research and special studies on program and project management. He works both within NASA and externally with leaders of industry, academia, and other government agencies to enhance capabilities in program and project management. Dr. Hoffman holds a Doctorate as well as Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees from Columbia University in the area of social and organizational psychology. He received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Brooklyn College in 1981. He frequently presents at conferences and associations and has published numerous articles and two books on Program and Project Management, Project Management Success Stories: Lessons of Project Leaders (Wiley, 2000) and Shared Voyage: Learning and Unlearning from Remarkable Projects (NASA History Division, 2005). (3BGC)
- Linda Ibrahim is Chief Engineer for Process Improvement at the FAA. She is lead author and architect of FAA-integrated Capability Maturity Model (iCMM), its Safety and Security extensions, and its appraisal methods. She co-chairs Enterprise Process Improvement Community of Practice (EPIC) of the Federal CIO Council. Linda worked at the Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University for several years prior to joining FAA, and she is engaged in several national and international process standards initiatives. She has worked in software engineering for over 30 years as practitioner, educator, and researcher; in US, Europe, and the Middle East. Linda holds a BA in Mathematics, MS in Information Science, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. (3BGD)
- Clay Johnson, III is the Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget. The Deputy Director for Management provides government-wide leadership to Executive Branch agencies to improve agency and program performance. Prior to this he was the Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel, responsible for the organization that identifies and recruits approximately 4000 senior officials, middle management personnel and part-time board and commission members. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Johnson worked with Governor George W. Bush in Austin, first as his Appointments Director, then as his Chief of Staff, and then as the Executive Director of the Bush-Cheney Transition. Mr. Johnson has been the Chief Operating Officer for the Dallas Museum of Art and the President of the Horchow and Neiman Marcus Mail Order companies. He also has worked for Citicorp, Wilson Sporting Goods and Frito Lay. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and a Masters degree from MIT's Sloan School of Management. In Austin, he helped create the Texas State History Museum, and was also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas Graduate School of Business. In Dallas, he served as President of the Board of Trustees for St. Marks School of Texas, and as a Board Member of Equitable Bankshares, Goodwill Industries of Dallas, and the Dallas Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (3BGE)
- James E. Kasprzak is a Professor of Systems Management in the Information Resources Management College, National Defense University, where he teaches graduate courses in telecommunications, and the business use of information technology. Dr. Kasprzak specializes in applications of telecommunications and computers, and teaches classes in Knowledge Management, Privacy and Continuity of Operations. Prior to teaching at NDU, he spent twenty years in a series of information resource management policy and planning assignments in the Army. He was awarded the United States Army’s Civilian Meritorious Service Medal for, “Saving the Army 100 million dollars by automating its administrative information systems”. (3BGF)
- Mischel Kwon is the Director of Information Assurance for the Integrated Wireless Network, Technical Director for the T2C program, and Project Manager for Remote Access and Data Protections for the Department of Justice. Her broad experience ranges from mainframe OS programming, security administration, network administration to software design/development and FISMA compliance. Specializing in wireless network security, Kwon holds a MS in Computer Science and Graduate Certificate in Computer Security and Information Assurance from George Washington University. She is also an adjunct professor at GWU. (3BGG)
- Matt Newman is currently a Professor of Systems Management at the Information Resources Management (IRM) College, National Defense University. His primary tasks have been to establish the Enterprise Architecture Certificate Program and to teach advanced Enterprise Architecture related topics. Prior to coming to the IRM College, Mr. Newman spent nearly 20 years in private industry, supporting the federal government in several capacities. His particular focus has been on the development of methods and techniques to implement a Federated Enterprise Architecture for large complex organizations. Prior to becoming interested in Enterprise Architecture, Mr. Newman was a programmer, developing and managing full-text database systems. He completed a Master of Information Systems from American University in 1993 and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland in 1978. His areas of expertise include: Enterprise Architecture development and implementation, data architectures, system concepts of operation and technical architecture, performance management through the balanced scorecard, IT Strategic plans, Governance Procedures, Process Reengineering, IRM Policy & Procedures, and IT Capital Planning processes. (3BGH)
- Diane Reeves is the Interior's Business Architect and Chair of the Interior Business Architecture Team (IBAT). Working with the IBAT across the Department, Ms. Reeves provides oversight for the Interior Business Architecture which includes both Business and Performance Reference Models. She provides oversight for development and use of the Interior’s Methodology for Business Transformation (MBT). Ms. Reeves is also Co-Chair of EPIC. Her prior experience includes an assignment with OMB in the Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office (FEA PMO) where she led the initial development of the Data Reference Model (DRM). She has over twenty-five years of government and private sector experience in enterprise architecture and systems analysis. (3BGI)
- Ed Roback is first Associate CIO for Cyber Security of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. As leader of the Department-wide information technology security program, his responsibilities include: formulating Department security policy and procedures for protecting classified and unclassified systems, addressing the security challenges of the PMA, promoting cyber security training and awareness, managing the classified IT security program, coordinating and monitoring compliance with FISMA, supporting cyber critical infrastructure protection, and operating the Treasury Computer Security Incident Response Center. He also co-chairs the Cyber Security Sub-Council of the Treasury CIO Council and serves as the Department's representative to the Committee on National Security Systems and was a member of the OMB/GSA Information Systems Security Line-of-Business Executive Steering Committee. From 1999 until June, 2005, Mr. Roback served as Chief of the Computer Security Division at NIST. He also served as co-chair of the NationalCyber Security Task Force's Technical Standards and Common Criteria Task Force. Prior to joining NIST in 1989, he worked at the U.S. Department of State's Office of Information Systems Security. Mr. Roback received his M.A. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Political Science and holds a B.S. in Mathematical Economics and Computer Science from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. (3BGJ)
- Ron Ross is a senior computer scientist and information security researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He leads the FISMA Implementation Project for NIST, which includes the development of key security standards and guidelines for the federal government, contractors supporting the federal government, and the critical information infrastructure. His recent publications include FIPS Publication 199 (the security categorization standard), FIPS Publication 200 (the minimum security requirements standard), NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53 (the security controls guideline), NIST SP 800-53A (the security assessment guideline), and NIST SP 800-37 (the system certification and accreditation guideline). Dr. Ross is also the principal architect of the risk management framework and nine-step process that integrates NIST’s suite of security standards and guidelines into a comprehensive enterprise-wide information security program. He previously served as the Director of the National Information Assurance Partnership, a joint activity of NIST and the National Security Agency. Dr. Ross is a graduate of West Point, and the Program Management School at the Defense Systems Management College and holds both Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. (3BGK)
- Daniel J. Ryan is a Professor of Systems Management at the Information Resources Management College, National Defense University (NDU), teaching information security, information assurance, cryptography, network security and computer forensics. Prior to this position, Dan served as Corporate VP of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Prior to joining SAIC, he served as Executive Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence. Earlier, he was Director of Information Systems Security for the Office of the Secretary of Defense serving as the principal technical advisor for all aspects of information security. He developed information security policy for the DoD and managed the creation, operation and maintenance of secure computers, systems and networks. In private industry, he was at Booz Allen & Hamilton, Bolt Beranek & Newman, TRW, and he was Director of Electronic Warfare Advanced Programs at Litton's AMECOM Division. He headed a systems engineering section at Hughes Aircraft Company where he was responsible for the design, development and implementation of data processing systems. He began his career at the NSA. Dr. Ryan received his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Tulane University, a Master's in Mathematics from the University of Maryland, a Master's of Business Administration degree from California State University and the degree of Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland. He was admitted to the Bar in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, and has been admitted to practice in the United States District Court, the United States Tax Court, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has been certified by the United States Government as a Professional in the fields of Data Systems Analysis, Mathematics and Cryptologic Mathematics. (3BGL)
- John H. Saunders is Director of the Center for Information Assurance and Professor at the Information Resources Management College, National Defense University (NDU) where he has taught senior-level military officers and civilians since 1988. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland University College, a CIO University partner institution. Prior to NDU he taught for NATO in Europe for two years and spent 15 years as a Corporate Controller and IT Manager in the private sector. He has consulted with the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. His Ph.D. is in Information and Decision Systems from George Washington University. He also holds the Gold GIAC Information Assurance Certification, is a Certified Knowledge Engineer, and Certified Data Processor. (3BGM)
- Lisa Schlosser became the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Chief Information Officer (CIO) on February 7, 2005. She serves as the key advisor to HUD on IT Solutions and to work with key business leaders to ensure that HUD is capitalizing on current technology solutions to meet HUD's business objectives. Prior to coming to HUD, Ms. Schlosser held two senior management positions at the DOT. As Associate CIO for IT Investment Management, Ms. Schlosser oversaw Department IT Strategic Activities, including the creation of an IT Strategic Vision and Plan, IT Performance Measurement, Capital Planning, IT Security/Privacy, and compliance with the President's Management Agenda in E-Government. Prior to her government service Ms. Schlosser served as VP, Business Operations and Response Services, for Global Integrity. She was also a Senior Manager in the Ernst & Young eSecurity Solutions branch, and a Director, Information Security Services, for Troy Systems. Before entering the private sector, she served as a Military Intelligence Officer with the U.S. Army, specializing in communications and information systems security. Ms. Schlosser continues to serve as an officer in the US Army Reserves. Ms. Schlosser graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She earned a Master's degree in Administration from Central Michigan University. (3BGN)
- David Temoshok is the Director for Identity Policy and Management for the Office of Government-wide Policy at GSA, and is responsible for the development and deployment of identity management policies and services for the Federal Government, including the government-wide implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 and the Federal E-Authentication presidential initiatives. These initiatives provide government-wide infrastructure for the authentication of citizens, businesses, and internal government personnel. He serves as the Federal PKI Policy Management Authority for the Federal ACES Program that provides common PKI services across the Federal Government. David also serves on the Federal PKI Policy Authority, which administers the Federal Bridge Certification Authority to provide cross-certification PKI services across government. Prior to this appointment, David served as the Inter-Agency Director for the Access America Program. In December 1993 David was appointed to serve as the Director for Systems Design and Development for the Federal Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Task Force. The Federal EBT Task Force directed the national implementation of systems to deliver both federal and state government benefits electronically on a nationwide basis. EBT systems are currently in operation in all states. In addition, David has served as the USDA Director of Grants Management and numerous other managerial and financial management positions in public administration. (3BGO)
- Peter Tseronis serves as the Director of Converged Communications for the U.S. Department of Education (ED). He is the agency’s voting member on the Interagency Management Council (IMC) for Federal Telecommunications. A 12-year Department veteran, Mr. Tseronis first came to ED as a management analyst and later served as an information technology specialist. As Director, Peter oversees and manages a $20+ million budget for the Department's telecommunications and networking infrastructure, including voice, video and data communications services, equipment, and facilities throughout the nation. Mr. Tseronis earned a B.A. in Communications at Villanova University in Villanova, PA, a M.S. in Information and Telecommunication Systems for Business from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). (3BGP)
- Joe Jarzombek is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and the Director for Software Assurance in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cyber Security Division. He leads government interagency efforts with industry, academia, and standards organizations to shift the security paradigm away from patch management by addressing security needs in workforce education and training, R&D (especially diagnostic tools), and development and acquisition practices. He is a member of the recently established Enterprise Process Improvement Community of Practice under the Federal CIO Council’s Best Practices Committee. Previously, after retiring from the U.S. Air Force as a Lt Col in program management, he worked in the cyber security industry as Vice President for Product and Process Engineering. He later served in two software-related positions within the Office of the Secretary of Defense prior to accepting his current DHS position. As a Project Management Professional (PMP), he has spoken extensively on measurement, software assurance and acquisition topics. (3BGQ)
